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We are leaving in about an hour for Christmas travels. 4 hours (5 with stops) to my family, then Christmas morning we are traveling 2 hours from my family to the in-laws, then Saturday we traveling 3 hours from the in-laws to home.
I know it will be fine; I tell others this all the time. But please re-convince me that Pumpkin will be just fine in her little carrier and that it is the safest place for her in the long-run and the bunny butt will only last a minute or two when we get there!
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Glad to hear that the chance to explore “grandma’s” was stronger than the fear of a new place.
I know Pete was freaked out for his first car-ride (about 45 min to his original vet), but has since gotten used to them. Them being able to see you, be petted, and not see too much of what else is going on seems to soothe them quite a bit. They can’t really compensate for the changes in speed or turns, so it’s like sitting through an earthquake that just won’t stop. I have found that the best way to keep Pete relaxed on really long trips–where I can’t sit with him–is to make sure that his carrier faces Zoeys… and/or that his view of the window is blocked off while we’re moving.Pumpkin seems a lot like Pete, the more I hear about her. He was the same way at his grandma’s house. Must be something about little buns.
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
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Posted By tophdade on 12/23/2014 8:47 AM
Trust me, you might prefer them being scared. My Clarice is not afraid of a thing in this world. She tried to play in the car when we first brought her home, and it hasn’t stopped since..My, my..she sounds like a feisty one !
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@LLH : Its okay
I am sure even my own phone would auto correct it xD Indian names be slightly complicated.. ^^;; One question I have, LLH, how cold is it around where you live ? We’ll be leaving on the 27th morning. The weather forecast says maximum would be 17 Celsius and minimum would be 7. Did you carry any baby blankets in the car to keep pumpkin warm ? It must be around 14 celsius inside my home and she’s doing pretty well though.
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It’s been around 10-30 degrees fahrinheit, I’m not sure what that coverts to in celsius though. We did put a fleece blanket in the carrier mostly because I figured she might pee while she was in there which she did
It was a little chilly for her in the backseat but I figured that was better than on the floor with the heat blowing on her. She seemed to fine temperature-wise. This just in; apparently Pumpkin loves Grandma’s house. I was sitting in the living room a bit ago checking some things on the computer and she’s in her mini condo. She rolled over onto her back, wiggled around a bit like she was scratching an itch, then sprawled out to sleep. So cute and content. Told Jared it was the happiest moment of my life and now he’s offended lol
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Well now that we are home and things have settled down I’d thought I’d share the set up Pumpkin had on her road trip. The little Monkey got to visit Iowa AND South Dakota. She’s a well-traveled tiny citizen!
The first two pics were at my mom’s. We set up a miniature condo in the living room so she could be in the center of attention that she is. Jared added that little shelf…I thought it was bad idea at first (was thinking maximum space) but turns out Pumpkin loved it and spent most of her time on it or under it!
At the in-laws Pumpkin got to be in our room which mean she was able to free-roam most of the time. Again, you can see she loved her little shelf. She flopped about about 10 times in two days at the in-laws!! Even did a roll-over flop–my new favorite!
The in-laws have the sweetest little pekinese dog and we tried to introduce them but Pumpkin was terrified, thumping and running circles so we kaboshed that right away!
Thanks for all your kind words for our first road trip! Pumpkin wants you all to know that she is very happy to be home in her giant condo with her own things and own smells! (Even though she got spoiled and even got her own bag of presents at my mom’s!)
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LOL!
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